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Devstral Small 2 (24B) vs Kimi K2

Mistral Devstral Small 2 (24B) vs Moonshot AI Kimi K2 — side-by-side specs.

Mistral
Devstral Small 2 (24B)
Moonshot AI
Kimi K2
Overview
CompanyMistralMoonshot AI
Release dateDec 9 2025Jul 11 2025
Model type
Open sourceYesYes
Specifications
Parameters
1T
Context window
128k
Benchmarks
Coding
SWE-Bench Verified
65.8%
Science
GPQA Diamond
75.1%
Timeline
Release gapKimi K2 shipped 151 days before Devstral Small 2 (24B)

Which is better: Devstral Small 2 (24B) or Kimi K2?

Devstral Small 2 (24B) and Kimi K2 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Kimi K2 shipped 151 days before Devstral Small 2 (24B), so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Published specifications for these two models are limited — see each model page for the latest details.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Devstral Small 2 (24B) and Kimi K2 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

When was Devstral Small 2 (24B) released?
Devstral Small 2 (24B) was released by Mistral on Dec 9 2025.
When was Kimi K2 released?
Kimi K2 was released by Moonshot AI on Jul 11 2025.

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